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Radius vector
noun
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Noun
- 1 Of a point, a vector going from the origin to that point; equivalently, the transpose of the point.
- 2 a line connecting a point in space to the origin of a polar coordinate system wordnet
- 3 An ideal straight line joining the center of an attracting body with that of a body describing an orbit around it, as a line joining the sun and a planet or comet, or a planet and its satellite.
- 4 a line connecting a satellite to the center of the body around which it is rotating wordnet
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